Critical Review: Angel Studios (ANGX) versus Its Competitors

Angel Studios (NYSE:ANGX) is one of 330 public companies in the “Investment Offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Angel Studios to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Angel Studios has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Angel Studios’ peers have a beta of 0.41, indicating that their average share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Angel Studios and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Angel Studios	$321.56 million	-$170.48 million	-4.25
Angel Studios Competitors	$61.56 million	-$160.87 million	-390.25

Angel Studios has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Angel Studios is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.6% of Angel Studios shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of shares of all “Investment Offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Angel Studios shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “Investment Offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Angel Studios and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Angel Studios	N/A	-1,729.27%	-76.32%
Angel Studios Competitors	697.12%	-3.34%	-1.94%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Angel Studios and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Angel Studios	1	1	4	1	2.71
Angel Studios Competitors	344	93	131	2	1.63

Angel Studios currently has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 159.03%. As a group, “Investment Offices” companies have a potential upside of 48.34%. Given Angel Studios’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Angel Studios is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Angel Studios beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Angel Studios Company Profile

Southport Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. It intends to identify business opportunities in the field of financial software space with a focus on mortgage and real estate verticals. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Del Mar, California.